Choosing the best possible elementary school is critical to a child’s foundational development. In Texas, public school districts adopt curriculum standards set by the State Board of Education. The current standards, called Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, outline what students should be able to learn and do in each course or grade. The curriculum is structured around the fundamentals of mathematics, science, social studies, language arts, music and reading.
When we compared Stuchbery Elementary School, which is a part of PASADENA ISD, with South Houston Elementary School, which is a part of PASADENA ISD, we noted a huge gap in ratings.
Stuchbery Elementary School has a regular student population of 620 with a 12.1 students/teacher ratio while South Houston Elementary School has 448 students and a student-teacher ratio of 12.7 students/teacher ratio.
Stuchbery Elementary School not rated a State accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365 (Not Rated per SB 1365) based on three domains: student achievement, school progress and closing the gaps. Scores are scaled from 0 to 100 to align with letter grades. The school scored 69 in student achievement, 72 in school progress and 55 in closing performance gaps. It scored 67 overall in post-secondary readiness, a broad term that refers to student preparedness to undertake multiple pathways after graduation, or specifically, their preparedness for college education.
On the other hand, South Houston Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 60 in student achievement, 80 in school progress, 74 in closing performance gaps and 78 overall in post-secondary readiness.
A distinction designation acknowledges districts and campuses for outstanding achievement based on the outcomes of several performance indicators. Distinction designations are awarded for achievement in several areas and are based on performance relative to a group of campuses of similar type, size, grade span, and student demographics.
Distinction Designations for Stuchbery Elementary School and South Houston Elementary School are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Stuchbery Elementary School. They make up for 60.81% of student population, followed by African Americans (24.52%), Whites or Caucasians (8.23%), Asians (4.84%), Two or More Races (1.13%) and Native Americans (0.16%).
At South Houston Elementary School, Hispanics make up 96.21% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (2.01%), African Americans (1.34%), Native Americans (0.22%) and Two or More Races (0.22%). There is no Asians student in the school.
Based on household incomes, the Stuchbery Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 78.06% compared to 89.06% at South Houston Elementary School.
In terms of Limited English Proficiency (LEP), a term used in the United States that refers to a person who is not fluent in the English Language, mainly because it is not their native language, Stuchbery Elementary School has 170 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 27.42% of student population. South Houston Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 268 or about 59.82% of student population.
Stuchbery Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 24.68%, gifted and talented students, 7.74%, while 13.71% are in the special education program. South Houston Elementary School bilingual students comprise 53.35%, gifted and talented students, 1.34%, and 13.17% are in the special education program.
51 teachers employed at Stuchbery Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.4 years. The 35 teachers at South Houston Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.4 years.
Of its teaching staff, Stuchbery Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 17 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 16 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. South Houston Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Stuchbery Elementary School there are 43 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by 18 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.
At South Houston Elementary School there are 31 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by 13 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.
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